symptom
noun /ˈsɪmptəm/
/ˈsɪmptəm/
- Symptoms include a headache and sore throat.
- If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.
- symptom of something to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression
- to show/develop symptoms of illness
- to relieve/alleviate symptoms
Wordfinder- biopsy
- diagnose
- examine
- sample
- scan
- swab
- symptom
- test
- ultrasound
- X-ray
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb1- She was hospitalized with extreme flu-like symptoms.
- 40% of patients were treated within three hours of the onset of symptoms.
- Can you describe your symptoms?
- Cigarettes can aggravate the symptoms of a cold.
- Not all carriers of the disease develop symptoms.
- Nurses are taught how to identify and treat the symptoms of poisoning.
- She had all the classic symptoms of the disorder.
- The patient was admitted presenting with flu symptoms.
- These virus infections display obvious visual symptoms.
- after two symptom-free years
- the physical symptoms that are the result of stress
- Look out for symptoms of depression.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- classic
- common
- …
- display
- exhibit
- experience
- …
- appear
- arise
- develop
- …
- the onset of symptoms
- The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.
- Their relationship was obviously failing, but they just ignored the symptoms.
Synonyms signsign- indication
- symptom
- symbol
- indicator
- signal
- sign an event, an action or a fact that shows that something exists, is happening or may happen in the future:
- Headaches may be a sign of stress.
- indication (rather formal) a remark or sign that shows that something is happening or what somebody is thinking or feeling:
- They gave no indication as to how the work should be done.
- symptom a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy; a sign that something exists, especially something bad:
- Symptoms include a sore throat.
- The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.
- symbol a person, an object or an event that represents a more general quality or situation:
- The dove is a universal symbol of peace.
- indicator (rather formal) a sign that shows you what something is like or how a situation is changing:
- the economic indicators
- signal an event, an action or a fact that shows that something exists, is happening or may happen in the future:
- Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems.
- a(n) sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator/signal of something
- a(n) sign/indication/symptom/indicator/signal that…
- a clear sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator/signal
- an obvious sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator
- an early sign/indication/symptom/indicator/signal
- an outward sign/indication/symbol
- to give a(n) sign/indication/signal
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- classic
- common
- …
- display
- exhibit
- experience
- …
- appear
- arise
- develop
- …
- the onset of symptoms
Word Originlate Middle English synthoma, from medieval Latin, based on Greek sumptōma ‘chance, symptom’, from sumpiptein ‘happen’; later influenced by French symptome.